紅粉

紅粉

See also: 红粉

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	dust; powder
trad. (紅粉)		紅	粉
simp. (红粉)		红	粉
anagram		粉紅／粉红

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngfěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hóngfěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngfeen
    • IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Etymology 1

From 紅／红 (hóng, “red”) + 粉 (fěn, “powder”).

Noun

紅粉

1. (literary) rouge and powder
2. (literary, figuratively) woman; beautiful woman; beauty
3. (literary, figuratively) fallen flower petals; falling blossoms

Synonyms

• (fallen flower petals): (literary) 落花 (luòhuā), (literary) 落英 (luòyīng)

Etymology 2

From 紅／红 (hóng, “red”), as in "Red China" + 紅／红 (hóng, “fan”), short form of 粉絲／粉丝 (fěnsī).

Noun

紅粉

1. (slang, neologism) devotee of the Communist Party of China; Chinese nationalist